Kim H. Collins
Kim H. Collins, APC
560 Wall StreetSuite C
Auburn, CA 95603 Phone: (916) 215-2783 Email: kim.h.collins@kimcollinslaw.com Website: www.kimcollinslaw.com
Specialty Areas
Bad Faith, Coverage Analysis, Insurance
About
TRIAL EXPERT: Standard of Care/Coverage/Bad Faith. 50 years of litigation experience; founder of AIM Ins. Co./multiple published opinions.
Licenses
BA; JD.
Education
BA, Stanford, 1966; JD, Hastings, 1970.
Current/Previous Positions
Founded & Managed Bad Faith Section at Haight Brown for 20 years; A founder and past Board of Director of Attorney Insurance Mutual (AIM.)
Honors Awards
Rockefeller Fellowship, AV since 1985 by Martindale-Hubbell
Prof. Affiliations
CA State Bar. Defense Research Institute, Federation of Defense, and Corporate Counsel.
Publications
Articles: Independent Cumis Counsel: The second Prong (2013); Intentional Harms & Cumis rights; A Reply to Denial-first steps when the insured says no to client’s COVID-19 business interruption claim (2020)
Prior Expert Experience
Testified as an expert in both state and federal court including a published opinion as an expert on the issue of the duty to defend under a CGL policy.